Bộ đề kiểm tra HKII tiếng Anh lớp 8 (Phần 2)

KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8
ĐỀ SỐ 11
I. Pronunciation: (1.25pts)
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the other words: (0.75pt)
1. A.
representative
B. departure C. institute D. limestone
2. A. separate B. marine C. wonder D. compile
3. A. teammate B. claim C. participate D.
pomegranate
B. Choose the word whose stress pattern is not the same as that of the rest: (1pt)
1. A. memorial B. include C. brochure D. competition
2. A. surround B. marine C. snorkel D. award
II. Choose the most appropriate word or phrase to fill in each blank: (2.25pts)
1. I take part ……………… most youth activities of my school .
A. of B. on C. to D. in
2. Jane saw her old friend while she ……………….…… the street .
A. crossed B. is crossing C. was crossing D. crosses
3. He had his father ……………… his watch .
A. fixed B. fixing C. to fix D. fix
4. I saw him ……………… the flowers in the garden .
A. watering B. watered C. be watered D. be watering
5. Paul is said ………………… the brightest student in the class .
A. was B. to be C. being D. he was
6. A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called
………………………… .
A. water-fetch
contest
B. fetching-water
contest

C. water-fetching
contest
D. fetch-water
contest
7. Tom ……………… his hand when he was cooking the dinner .
A. burnt B. was burning C. has burnt D. burn
8. She asked me ………………….…. a daughter
A. if I have B. whether I have C. if I had D. whether I have
had
9. I like going to the museum of………………………. life .
A. simple B. merry C. marine D. marry
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III. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A,B,C,D) that must be changed for the
sentence to be correct: (1pt)
1. He said if he liked sugar in his coffee.
…………………
A B C D
2. She was meeting him when she was walking in the park
…………
A B C D
3. lan asked his father if he would go to Hue tomorrow.
…………………
A B C D
4. My friend said he could to speak English well
…………………
A B C D
IV. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence: (1.5pts)
1 . The local people showed me great……………………(hospitable) .
1 . It’s…………… … (help) to have a calculator for this exam .
2 . He has been………………… (award) a scholarship to do research .

3 . He always gives his opinions………………… (clear) .
4 . I am not really………………… …(suit) dressed for a party .
5 . The bride wore a dress that she…………………….(design) herself
V. Read the passage, then write TRUE or FALSE for each sentence: (1pt)
In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem called
A Visit From Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem was a fat jolly man who
wore a red suit and gave children presents on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was
written by Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular in the
USA. Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem.
1. Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem in 1820.
2. Saint Nicholas was a thin jolly man who wore a red suit .
3. Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem “A Visit From Saint Nicholas” .
4. Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem .
VI. Read the passage. Then decide which word in the box best fits each blank:
(1.5pts)
built - God - really - largest - biggest - royal
- religious
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Angkor Wat should …………… be known as a wonder because it is the
……………….…temple in the world. The temple was ………… around the
year 1100 to honor a Hindu……… … , but over the next three centuries it became
a Buddhist ………………… center. The area surrounding the temple, Angkor
Thom, used to be the ……………… capital city.
VII. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence (1 .5pts)
1. May I take a photo?
 Do you
…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Mary asked me, “Do you see Peter around here?”
 Mary asked me

………………………………………………………………………
3. We began to learn English 3 years ago.
 We‘ve ………………………………………………………………………


KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8
ĐỀ SỐ 12
I/ Choose the best answers : (3ms)
1/ Two team members take part (at – from – in) the water fetching contests .
2/ Where ( is – are – does) the water come from ?
3/ The fire is (made – make – making) without matches or lighters
4/ The grand (price – prize – press) is given to the team with the most points
5/ The (winning – winners – won) are the first ones to make a fire .
6/ How (far – often – long) ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ? – In the 1800s
7/ You must (paying – pay – paid) me now .
8/ I’m (boring – bored – to bore) . Let’s play a game
9/ (how many – how much – howfar) water is there in the bottle ?
10/ I can’t swim – neither (am – do – can) I
11/ He speaks English very (well - good)
12/ An English –speaking contest (will be held – was held – is held) at Nguyen Hue
school next month .
V/ Read and decide the statements are true or false :
A new university without a library has recently opened in the USA . All the
information normally found in a library is now stored in the university’s computers .
Without leaving their computers, users can send messages and receive information
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through telephone lines . However, this means that each student must have access to a
computer, anh many universities are making this a requirement for freshmen . College
campuses now have computer jack in every part of the university . Study is no longer
restricted to just one location .

True or false : (2ms)
a/ There is a new university without a library in the USA recently T F
b/ Users can send and receive messages by using computer
c/ First – year students in many universities are required to have access to
a computer
d/ Students have to go to computer rooms to connect their computers to
the computer jacks
KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8
ĐỀ SỐ 13
I. A. Choose the word in which the underlined part is not pronounced the same as
those in the other words of the group. (0.75mk)
1.A. leader B. spread C. greeting D. team
2.A. memorial B. snorkel C. wonder D. import
3. A. elevate B. inject C. stretch D. bleed
_________________
B. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is not the same as that in the rest.
( 0.5mk )
4. A. pomegranate B. festival C. teammate D. award

5. A. typhoon B. victim C. treatment D. fainting
_________________
II. Choose the most appropriate word or phrase to fill in each blank. ( 2 .25 mks)
6. My friend Nancy is not very keen music.
A. at B. on C. in D. up
7. This film is not __________ for young children.
A. interesting B. convenient C. suitable D. protective
8. Timothy said he his pen on the way home.
A. lose B. lost C. will lost D. is losing
9. He had his father _____________ his Christmas cards
A. decorate B. decorating C. decorated D. to

decorated
10 . That bridge in 1996.
A. has built B. builds C. was building D. was built
11. This newspaper is made of __________ paper.
A. revived B. recycled C. reduced D. wasted
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12. Good hygiene helps to the risk of infection.
A. elevate B. minimize C. revive D. maximize
13. Remember to follow the on the packet carefully .
A. injections B. promises C. instructions D. provisions
14 . Jane saw her old friend while she ___________ the street.
A. crossed B. is crossing C. was crossing D. had crossed
III. Read the passage. Then decide which option best fits each space.(1.5 mks)
Ha Long- Bay of Descending Dragon- is (15) with both Vietnamese and
international tourists. One of the (16) ____ of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with
(17) mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer.
Upon (18) in Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach.
Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful (19) at Ha Long. It was the cave in
which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden (20) to beat the Mongols on
Bach Dang river in 1288.
15. a. famous b. interested c. popular d. magnificent
16. a. places b. mountains c. attractions d. beaches
17. a. limestone b. wooden c. snowy d. remote
18. a. arriving b. arrive c. arrived d. arrives
19. a. mountains b. caves c. boats d. shops
20. a. streams b. stakes c. strings d. sticks
IV. Choose and circle the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. (1mk)
21. Mr. Thanh is always complaining about the heavy of my suitcase.
A B C D
22. Zoe said she must take a taxi to get to the airport. _____

A B C D
23. Do you mind if I asked you to move the chair?
_________________
A B C D
24. This novel published some years ago.
A B C D
V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5mks)
25. When visiting some tribes, we had an occasion to enjoy ________________ arts.
(tribe)
26. Linda is one of the _______________________ from Friends of the Earth.
(represent)
27. Islam is one of the world _______________. (religious)
28. London is for its historic buildings and churches.
(fame)
29. Over two hundred entered the race. (competition)
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30. Santa Claus is base on the ________________ of Saint Nicholas in a poem.
(describe)
VI. Read the passage. Then tick the blank True ( T ) or False ( F ) for each of the
sentences below.(1mk)
Centuries ago in Ancient Greece, a man by the name of Antipater of Sidon compiled
a list of what he thought were the Seven Wonders of the World. The seven included the
Hanging Gardens of Babylon in present day Iraq, the Statue of Zeus in Greece and the
Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt. The Pyramid is the only wonder you can stil see today.
Many people claim that there were other wonders, which the Ancient Greeks knew
nothing about. These include the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India and
Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
T F
31. The seven wonders were built by Antipater of Sidon.

32. Antipater made the list centuries ago.

33. One of the seven wonders, you can only see the Pyramid today.

34. Hanging Gardens of Babylon was in Iran.
VII. Complete the unfinished sentences in such a way that they mean the same as
those printed above them. (1.5mks)
35. The road is very narrow. It joins the two villages.
 The road __________________________________________________

36. “Do you see Peter around here?” She asked Jack .
 She asked Jack
37. A new supermarket is going to be built next year.
They
The end of the test
KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8
ĐỀ SỐ 14
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I. Choose the word whose underlined part is not pronounced differently from that
of the others
( 0 ,75mk )
1/ compete yell separate fetch ___________
2/ compile snorkel compete memorize
___________
3/ prison design itinerary institute
__________
II. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
( 2,75 mks)
4/ We call an area of low land between hills and mountains a ______________.
carven highland valley waterfall

5/ Spending holidays in the mountains is always more___________.
relax to relax relaxing relaxed
6/ My roommate came home late last night. I was sleeping when she ________
home.
getting was getting gets got
7/ My father usually read newspapers ___________ get information.
because in order so as so as to
8/ My friend Lan Anh is very keen ________ traveling.
in at on up
9/ It is _________ in Britain to eat turkey at Christmas.
suitable traditional exciting competitive
10/ That English Club ___________ in 2005.
has built was built builds was building
11/ Laura said she ______________ a lot of souvenirs of her trip.
buy buys bought buying
12/ Ha Long Bay is one of natural ____________.
wonders religions royalists description
13/ We can breathe air through a ____________ when we are swimming under
the
surface of the water .
pipe nose nostril snorkel
14/ My family is going to take _________________ tour Phong Nha Cave this
summer.
seven-days seven -day a seven -day the seven –days
III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following
passage. ( 1,5 mks )
Dear Hoa,
We are (15) _______________ a wonderful time in Ha Long Bay. The people are
friendly and (16) __________________ . The weather has been warm and sunny. In Ha
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Long City, I visited my friend Vónh Kyø and his family. It was very (17) _________
to see them. I (18) ______________ lot fruit candy and souvenirs (19)________ my
parents. My brother Hung is always complaining about the (20)____________f my
suitcase.
(15) have has had having
(16) beautiful hospitable warm careful
(17) kind sad lovely relaxed
(18) buy buys bought buying
(19) for to at with
(20) price heaviness heavy heavily
IV. Choose the underlined words or phrases A,B,Cor D that must be changed
for the sentence to
be correct . (1mk)
21/ My friend has carved my name on the body of the pen. 
____________
A B C D
22/ Lan Anh said she must cook dinner last night 
____________
A B C D
23/ I make no claim to understanding modern art. 
____________
A B C D
24/ This program is unsuitable to young children. 
___________
A B C D
Use the correct form of the word in the parenthese to fill in each blank. (1,5mks)
25/ Vietnamese people are very __________________ to the visitors.
( hospitality )
26/ One ton of ______________ paper saves approximately eight trees.
( recycle )

27/ After so many years, Carthy was still instantly ________________.
( recognize )
28/ Has Laura received my sister’s wedding ___________________ ? ( invite )
29/ Islam is one of the world ___________________. ( religious )
30/ Traditional music is now enjoying a ________________. ( revive )
VI. Read the passage.Then tick the box True (T) or False (F) for each of the
sentences
below.(1mk)
Centuries ago in Ancient Greece, a man by the name of Sidon compiled a list of
what he
thought were the seven womders of the world. The seven included the Hanging
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Gardens of
Cheops. In Egypt, The Pyramid is the only wonder you can still see today. Many
people
claim that there were other wonders , which the Ancient Greeks knew nothing
about .These include the Great Wall of China , the Taj Mahal in India and Angkor Wat
in Cambodia.
31/ The seven wonders were built by Antipater of Sidon
__________
32/ He made the list many years ago.
___________
33/ Of the seven wonders, you can only see the Pyramid today.
___________
34/ Hanging Gardens of Babylon was in Iran .
__________
VII. Complete the unfinished sentences in such a way that they mean the same as
those printed above them. ( 1,5 mks )
35/ My parents bought a lot of souvenirs last week.
A lot _____________________________________________________________

36/ Viet and Nam were watching TV yesterday. Suddenly, the electricity shut down.
The electricity _____________________________________________________
37/ Lan asked me “ When will you lend me your dictionary ? ”
Lan asked me ______________________________________________________
KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8
ĐỀ SỐ 15
I. Give the correct tense of the verbs in the brackets {4pts}
1. My father is reading now. He always (read)…………a book after dinner.
2. Mai( telephone)………… you when she comes back.
3. While my sister and I (watch)……………….a movie on TV last night, our uncle in
the USA phoned.
4. Please continue your work. We don’t mind (wait)…………
5. I (not see)…………… your bother recently.
6. A new text book (publish)…………….next month.
7. Where he (spend)…………his summer vacation last year?
8. Did you use to go camping when you (live)………….in the country?
II. Choose the best answer {3pts}
1. I am lucky………… to study abroad.
a. that b. so c. as d. enough
2. Tom is going to participate………the game.
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A .at b. on c. in d. over
3. He’s known Mai……….he was in the country.
a. when b. since c. during d. until
4. Would you……… cleaning the floor for me?
a. like b. please c. mind d. rather
5. It’s ………to believe that he passed the exam.
A. hardly b. hard c. difficutly d. difficulty
6. I failed my exam……… I was lazy.
a. although b. because c. so d. but

7. You are always………… in the class.
a. talking b. talk c. talks d. talked
8. The man………by the windows is my uncle.
a. standing b.stands c.stand d.stood
9. My friend told me what……….when I visited Hoi An.
a. doing b.to do c.do d.done
10. My family has decided………Dalat in the summer.
a. to visit b.visit c.visited d.visits
III. Give the correct form of the words {3pts}
1.Their children have quite ………………characters. DIFFERENCE
2.My broher bought a new………… rod yesterday. FISH
3.Mr Pike runs his business very ………… SUCCESS
4.I like the city life because there are many kinds of ………. ENTERTAIN
5.The scouts do the…………… work. VOLUNTEER
6.Is there anything……………… on TV tonight? INTEREST
7.What is the correct…………… of this word? PRONOUNCE
8.My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local
……………. ORPHAN
9.Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more………… COMFORT
10.She is one of the greatest………………to appear in this theater. PERFORM
IV. Read the text and answer the questions {5pts}
It was the first lesson after the summer holidays at a small school in England.The
lesson was about the seasons of the year. “There are four seasons in the year,”said the
teacher,
“They are spring,summer,fall,and winter. In spring,it is warm and every thing begins to
grow.In summer, it is hot and there are many flowers in the fields and gardens. In the
all,there are many vegetables and much fruit. Everybody likes to eat fruit. In winter, it is
cold and it often rains. Sometimes there is snow on the ground.”
Here the teacher stopped and looked at one of the pupils “stop talking,Tom,”he said.
“Now listen to me. Can you tell us when is the best time of apples?”

“Yes,sir,” answered Tom. “It is when the farmer is not at home and there is no dog in
the garden.”
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Questions.
1.Where did the lesson take place?
2.What was the lesson about?
3.What did the teacher ask Tom to do?
4.What did the teacher aked the class to do?
5.Did the teacher say “Stop talking,Tom,”?
V. Rewrite the sentences using the given words below {5pts}
1.I would like you to help me put the chair away.
-Do you mind………………………………………………………
2.Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.
-Vinh is …………………………………………………………….
3.Keeping the inviroment clean is very important.
-It’s………………………………………………………………….
4.Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
-People………………………………………………………………
5.It’s three years since I last spoke to her.
-I haven’t……………………………………………………………
6.Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
-Tam used ………………………………………………………….
7.How long is it since you used the car?
-When ……………………………………………………………
8.We started living here 15 years ago.
-We have…………………………………………………………
9.Let’s meet inside the center ,at the cafe corner.
-How……………………………………………………………….
10.I’ve never eaten this kind of cake.
-I t’s ………………………………………………………………

KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8
ĐỀ SỐ 16
I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following
sentences. (2 pts)
1. We must be there ……… 7.30 and 9.30.
A. at B.after C. before D. between
2. Lan is ………… than her sister.
A. as beautiful B. beautifuller C. more beautiful D. the most beautiful
3. What time …………….? About an hour ago.
A. he phones B. he phoned C. did he phone D. has he phoned
4. My Dad ……….for this company since 2001.
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A. work B. works C. worked D. has worked
II. Match the names of the places of interest in column A with the correct
provinces in column B. (1 pt)
A B
1. Ha Long Bay A. Quang Binh
2. Phong Nha Cave B. Ho Chi Minh City
3. Nha Rong Harbor C. Quang Ninh
4. Le Nin Stream D. Cao Bang
III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs (2pts)
1. Peter fell asleep while he (read)…………. a newspaper.
2. It is easy (do) ……… that exercise.
3. He often (buy)………… books at this shop.
4. They (watch)………. T.V last night.
IV. Rewrite the sentences with the words provided (2 pts)
1. "Send me a postcard when you arrive in Paris!"
I told Lan ___________________________
2. He did his homework

His homework________________________
3. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.
Do you mind___________________________
4. I get to work in half an hour.
It takes me _____________________________
V. Read the text and write the sentences below True (T) or False (F) (3pts)
A week ago, Huy's family went for a picnic in the country. It was early spring, so
they thought it was too cold to go to the seaside.
They set off early after breakfast and drove about 45 km into the country until
they came to this favorite place. Huy and his sister went into the woods to pick
wild flowers. Huy's parents sat quietly, fishing by the stream. At 4.30 p.m, they
put the plates, cups, saucers and other things back into the basket and went back to
their car. They got home at 5.00 p.m.
T F
1. Huy's family went for a picnic seven days ago.
2. They went to the city.
3. They went to the country by train.
4. The children went into the woods to pick wild flowers and their
parents fished by the stream.
5. They came back home at 5.00 p.m.
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6. It's about 50 km from their house to the countryside.
THE END
KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8
ĐỀ SỐ 17
I. LISTENING
Listen to the passage and give short answers to the following questions. (2.5 pts)
1. Who is Peter?

2. How old is he?

3. Where does he live?

4. What does he like doing in his free time?

5. What is he going to do next summer?

II. READING
Read the passage and choose the most appropriate answer A, B, C or D. (2.5 pts)
How Nam has improved his English
In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English.
My English pronunciation was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did
not know how to improve them. I didn’t want my father and mother to know about this.
One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside
the classroom. She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of
pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English-
English dictionary to improve my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you
should do”, said she. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first
prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my
hometown.
1. What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year?
A. The pronunciation
B. The grammar
C. Both pronunciation and grammar
D. The way of improving his pronunciation
2. Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson?
A. His teacher
B. One of his friends
C. His father
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D. His mother
3. Where did Nam and his teacher go after that?
A. to the town library
B. to the school library
C. to the teachers’ room
D. to his house
4. What did the teacher show him then?
A. A glass bookcase
B. An English-English dictionary
C. An English Grammar book
D. Cassettes of pronunciation drills
5. What did he win in the English Speaking Contest one year later?
A. The first prize
B. The second prize
C. The third prize
D. The fourth prize
III. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences (2.5
pts)
1. I often play soccer _______ Sunday afternoon.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
2. We should wait here _______ our teacher comes back.
A. before B. until C. after D. during
3. Mr. Brown is the same age ________ Mrs. Brown.
A. as B. like C. from D. with
4. The little boy is not _________ to lift the suitcase.
A. enough strong B. strong enough C. too strong D. so strong
5. My father was good at swimming. He used to ______ swimming in summer.
A. go B. goes C. went D. going
6. Kate hates ______ to classical music.

A. listens B. listened C. listen D. listening
7. Hung is ______ student in my class.
A. good B. better C. the best D. a best
8. Ho Chi Minh City is larger and ______ beautiful than Hanoi.
A. more B. as C. most D. the most
9. Mr. Smith likes _______ to music in his free time.
A. listens B. listened C. listen D. listening
10. They built this house _______1990.
A. from B. in C. at D. for
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IV. WRITING
Write a passage using the following sets of words and phrases. You can make all
the necessary changes and additions. (2.5 pts)
1. Lan / like / learn English
…
2. She / begin / learn / this language / 2003
…
3. She / always / want / improve her English
…
4. Last week / she / buy / English-Vietnamese dictionary
…
5. She / often / use/ it/ for reading
KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8
ĐỀ SỐ 18
I. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D. (2pts)
1. Trang is 15 years old. She is not old enough ______a car.
A. drive B. to drive C. driving D. drove
2. _________can I do for you 
A. What B. When C. Where D. How
3. It is easy_________ English.

A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. learned
4. Would you mind _________the washing up for me tonight 
A. do B. did C. doing D. to do
5. I prefer walking _________riding a bicycle.
A. to B. than C. with D. for
6. My grandmother used to _________her younger brother and sister.
A. looks after B. look after C. looked after D. looking after
7. Mr. Lam asked me _________you this dictionary.
A. give B. to give C. gave D. giving
8. The ruler _________of plastic is Lan's.
A. make B. made C. making D. to make
II. Put the verbs in bracket into correct tenses. (3pts)
1. Tuan already ( do ) _________his homework.
2. I didn't know how ( get ) ______to your house so I stopped ( ask )
_________the way.
3. It ( rain ) _________when the plane got to Ha Noi.
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4. Huong ( go ) _________to Son La last week.
5. They ( watch ) _________T.V at 8.30 last night.
III. Rewrite the sentences. (3pts)
1. The Chinese invented paper in the century A.D.
Paper ____________________________________________
2. This factory produces 10,000 cars each year.
10,000 cars________________________________________
3. "My sister likes cooking.", said Nam.
Nam said that______________________________________
4. " Is Ha Long Bay in the Northern Viet Nam, Phuong " asked Mary.
Mary asked Phuong__________________________________
5. The question is very difficult. I can't understand it.
The question is too__________________________________

6. Using a computer is very simple.
It is ____________________________________________
IV. Read and answer the questions. (2pts)
Let's visit Tokyo
Tokyo, which is the capital of Japan, is one of the three largest cities in the world. In
the twelfth century, Japan's capital was an inland city named Kyoto. Six hundred years
later, many people from Kyoto had moved to a city called Eyed. They had renamed it
Tokyo and had made this city the capital of all Japan.
Today, Tokyo is a busy place. It is a center for business and education. It is also a
center for religion. In addition, Tokyo University, the beautiful grounds of the Imperial
Place, the famous Imperial Hotel, built in 1920 by an American, Frank Lloyd Wright,
and many fine shops, stores, theaters and eating places can be found in this capital.
In downtown Tokyo, many large, new buildings made of concrete and steel may be
seen. Some of these were built after the earthquake of 1923. Others were built after
World War II.
* Answer the questions.
1. Which city used to be the capital of Japan in the 12th century 
____________________________________________
2. What did Tokyo use to be called
____________________________________________
3. Who designed the Imperial Hotel 
____________________________________________
4. What were large, modern buildings in Tokyo made of 
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KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8
ĐỀ SỐ 19
I Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D. (3pts)
1. Phong Nha Cave is in the _________ of Viet Nam.
A. southern B. northern C. south D. north

2. She asked me __________ I liked coffee.
A. as B. if C. or D. and
3. Millions of Christmas cards ______every year.
A. were sent B. are sent C. send D. will
send
4. Taj Mahal is _______ famous of all India’s ancient buildings.
A. more B. most C. the most D. best
5. My mother is very keen ________ growing roses.
A. on B. in C. of D. about
6. A test in which participants have to fetch water is called _______.
A. water-fetch contest B. fetching-water contest
C. water-fetching contest. D. fetch-watering contest
7. He said that he would come there _______.
A. tomorrow B. the following C. the following day
D. next day
8. Do you mind ________out your cigarette - No, of course not.
A. put B. putting C. to put D.
is putting
9. A workman who repairs water-pipes is called ______.
A. plumber B. worker C. farmer D.
repairer
10. Finally, we decided __________to the cinema.
A. going B. go C. to go
D. gone
11. The girl __________next to Lan is a new student
A. standing B. stand C. to stand
D. stood
12. I promise I ______on time. – I hope so.
A. come B. will come C. came D.
has come

II. Supply the correct forms or tenses of the words in brackets. (2pts)
1. Lan arranged flowers the most (attract)_________ in the contest.
2. What______ Nam (do) _________this time yesterday 
3. Ha Long Bay is one of the (culture)__________Heritage Sites.
4. We (go)________to school when it rained.
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III. Do as directed. (2pts)
1. They asked us “Must you go now ” (using reported speech)
2. The light went out while _______________________ (complete the sentence)
3. Does your country export rice to Britain (change into passive form)
4. The United States has a big industry that makes cars. (using compound words)
IV. Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box. (1.5pts)
bought up tree several holiday relatives
Christmas is the biggest (1)________ of the year in Britain. Christmas Eve starts on 24
December, although there have been (2)________ weeks of preparation beforehand.
The Christmas trees have been(3)________. Christmas cards have already been sent to
friends and (4)________. About a week before Christmas, people usually put
(5)______ their decorations and an angel on the top of the Christmas tree. Finally,
presents are usually put under the (6)________
VI. Write a letter to your friend. Tell him / her about your place you have visited
recently. The following cues may help you. (1.5pts)
- place
- how to get there
- weather
- sights
- souvenirs
- how you feel
KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8
ĐỀ SỐ 20
I. Match A with B. (3pts)

A B
1. rice a. making
2. fire b. fighting
3. flower c. cooking
4. water d. washing
5. bull e. fetching
6. clothes f. arranging
II. Put the verbs in the correct form. (2pts)
1. You should know how (use) _______ the computers.
2. We started (learn) _______ English when we were ten.
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3. My friend (not do) _______ his homework yet.
4. When we came, a book report (give) _______.
III. Read and answer the questions. (3pts)
Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese
people. Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early February. Before Tet,
people usually clean and decorate their homes. They go to the market to buy candy,
jams or dried watermelon seeds. They also get clothes which are worn at Tet. They
often buy peach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday.
Tet is a time for family members to have special meals with special food such as sticky
rice cakes. People often visit relatives and friends on the second day of the holiday.
1. When is the Lunar New Year holiday celebrated in Vietnam
2. What do Vietnamese people often do to prepare for Tet
3. What do you often do on the second day of the holiday
IV. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the
same. (2pts)
1. Do you mind opening the windows
Would you________________________________________
2. "Is the Great wall in China" She asked me.
She asked_________________________________________

3. All of you must do this test carefully.
This test____________________________________________
4. She asked him if he would stay with his friends the next day.
She asked him "_______________________________________"
THE END
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